Worried about getting in a swimming costume

You know 99% of women regardless of their size or shape feel the same as you when they put on a bathing suit. Ignore it, jump into that pool and have fun.

For 3 weeks now iv been saying im going to start swimming once a week (on top of 4 gym sessions) but after trying on my swimming suit (firts time in about 4 years) i just wanted to cry, it fits, thats not the problem, I just cant bare the thought of walking from the changing room to the water.

I did take my 15month old daughter Swimming on tuesday BUT we didnt actually swim, just played in the baby pool and i wore shorts and a vest top, which i wouldnt be able to wear whilst actually swimming.

I think me and you both need to just bite the bullet and do it.
nobody is gonna be watching us, nobody will care.

so do it for you

xx

And... you'll probably be surprised at how many people, men and women, are there who are heavy as well. Swimming is a great activity if your joints can't manage a lot of weight bearing, so all shapes and sizes of people turn up at the pool. In any case, you've paid the money, make use of it!

Amazing advice.

I see ALOT of extremely obese people in the pool and I never think anything of it. (not saying you are obese) no one stares. no one makes a deal of it. swimming is AWESOME for the joints and great exercise. don't be too hard on yourself. one day, that swimsuit will be TOO LARGE!

I have swim fit membership at my local pool and am about to start using regularly from today......

My old swimsuits are getting out of shape, next have loads 50 per cent off right now in their clearance section so I have two more arriving tomorrow.

Don't let anything stop you getting in that pool Sunday. X I will be going Sunday too!

I started out with a 78 inch. waist at 560 lbs. pretty much unable to walk. I was written a script by my doctor to do aquatic therapy to use water displacement to allow me to stand long enough to start exercising. I literally would walk from the shallows in the pool when i started before I ever swam. The last place in the world after being homebound for over 2 years was in a public 8 lane lap pool at the local YMCA where all eyes can be upon me. But I had to move past that mindset or die, it really was getting down to only those 2 options. So I bet on me, and choose to live and no matter how hard I thought in my head it was going to be I would just do it and to hell with the rest..... If you want to better yourself, if you are tired of the same ole habits and routines, then you are going to have to step out of your comfort zone and do something you don't like too if you ever want to get to that point where you feel better about yourself..... Best of Luck

I swim 4x a week now but until about 8 years ago I hadn't been in the water since I was a pre-teen, mainly due to being overly body conscious. What helped me starting off was going to the 'ladies only' session - do you know if there's one at your pool? OK, so there are still other people there (oh, for a pool of my own!) but there are *all* shapes and sizes on display and it helped me gain confidence. Once it sunk in that no-one gave a monkeys what I looked like and that there were people there that looked a lot 'worse' than me (I know that sounds shallow but there it is), I added more sessions. Honestly, don't worry, if you want to swim, just dive in. You've got nothing to lose (apart from lbs!) :-) .

Driving home from work today I had a great idea. I was going to drop in at my Local leisure centre and join.
When I got there, the receptionist ran the options by me. The bells and whistles, all singing, all dancing gym, classes, swimming membership or just the pool.

Now I find the gym boring, I tried it ages ago and decided it wasn't for me. Work commitments mean I won't always get back to my town for specific time to do a class regularly. So I picked the swimming option.

I was so full of motivation and renewed hope that I can get past the rut I am in. That now my wallet is £25 down, its my bodies turn.

Then I tried on my swimsuit, it fits but I feel horrible and worried sick about going to the pool Sunday.
I feel like the moment, I get in the water some kind soul will call Green Peace to get me back into the sea.

Lol. I went swimming at 35 weeks pregnant and was worried about the beached whale thing.

The worst thing is getting from the changing room to the pool. I'm a teacher and my biggest fear if I go swimming is that one of my pupils will be there and see me in my swimsuit!

I want to take my 4 month old swimming and am trying to find the courage to do so. Before I had my baby (my 3rd) I was a size 10/12 and wore a bikini to the pool. Sigh.

Maybe it is the long term exposure to chlorine but swimmer don't notice anything....a guy I work with swims almost everyday and a woman I work with was always joking about him wearing a speedo...non swimmers get the giggles about men wearing speedos...swimmers don't get it because we can't figure out what else he would wear.

My point (and I think I have one) is swimmers don't care. Put on your suit and get in the pool and you too won't care....you will just love how it makes you feel.

The very few shallow gym goes who would comment about someone won't get in a pool because after a few laps everyone looks like a drowned cat.

I recently started swimming again and had the same worries. Many pools/gyms track attendence by the hour for marketing purposes. You could always check with them and see when the least amount of people go and then go at that time to slowly build confidence. Also, at my pool, many older people go very early in the morning and I felt more comfortable initially swimming at that time, then slowly eased myself into the busier times. They tended to be less judgmental of my body and were much friendlier.

Honestly, some people may stare, but I always try to remind myself that I'm doing this for me and that I have just as much of a right to try to get healthy as they do. F-them, you know? Once my head is down in the water and I'm monitoring my breathing, they totally fall out of view. The chances of me running into these people again are slim. It also pushes me to be the fat girl that's swimming faster than all of them. :happy: Was this confidence instantaneous? No. Am I normally a confident person? Not in the slightest. Did it take a long time to build it up? Yes.

Though I couldn't really afford it, I splurged on a new swimsuit that I loved, felt confident wearing and that was cut in a way that most flattered my body. I considered it an investment in me. Without the confidence I was less likely to go to the pool, which was a bigger waste of money than buying a new suit.

I see ALOT of extremely obese people in the pool and I never think anything of it. (not saying you are obese) no one stares. no one makes a deal of it. swimming is AWESOME for the joints and great exercise. don't be too hard on yourself. one day, that swimsuit will be TOO LARGE!

That was one of my first NSV's. The day I had to buy a smaller swimsuit was wonderful!

noone wil care!

+1

The other people at the pool came to work out, not to gawk at you. People who think they are miraculously slimmer in street clothes are wrong. You are the size you are and people see that regardless of what you are wearing. Jump into the swimwear, strut yourself over to the water proudly knowing that in a relatively short time you will be smaller, and people who are not doing what you do, will not be! You go!